FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | XSA |
Lat/Long: | 37-51-34.5930N 076-53-38.8300W 37-51.576550N 076-53.647167W 37.8596092,-76.8941194 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 135.2 ft. / 41.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 11W (2010) |
From city: | 5 miles S of TAPPAHANNOCK, VA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 22454 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 08/2007 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | XSA (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | NOV - FEB 0800-1800, MAR - OCT 0900-1900 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 125.775 (804-445-8724) |
POTOMAC APPROACH: | 126.4 |
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 126.4 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
HCMr348/26.1 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
RICr052/29.5 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
HPWr024/33.5 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 114.35 | | 06W |
BRVr152/35.9 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
PATUXENT | | 232/34.5 | | 400 | | 10W | | NHK | -. .... -.- |
SHANNON | | 143/35.9 | | 237 | | 10W | | EZF | . --.. ..-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
Latitude: | 37-51.549600N | | 37-51.603488N |
Longitude: | 076-54.092648W | | 076-53.201673W |
Elevation: | 135.2 ft. | | 127.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 086 true | | 277 magnetic, 266 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 6 ft. trees, 383 ft. from runway, 157 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. trees, 515 ft. from runway, 24 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear 4 FT TREE 238 FT FM THR, 233 R OF CNTRLN ON APCH CLNC SLP 9:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | ESSEX COUNTY ARPT AUTH 1450 AVIATION ROAD TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560 Phone 804-443-5885 |
Manager: | JIM EVANS 1450 AVIATION ROAD TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560 Phone 804-443-5885 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | 50% | local general aviation | 23% | air taxi | 18% | military | 10% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER & OTHER WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (226KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (301KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (357KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFYJ - Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (21 nm S)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (24 nm SW)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (26 nm SE)
KOFP - Hanover County Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
KRIC - Richmond International Airport (29 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in 2007
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 29-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 10:31 |
Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 10:57 |
Sunset | | 19:27 | | 23:27 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:54 | | 23:54 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Mar-2024 04:33:52 |
Local (UTC-4) | 29-Mar-2024 00:33:52 |
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METAR |
KXSA | 290415Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A2998 RMK AO2 T00480007
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TAF |
KRIC 29nm SW | 281956Z 2820/2918 36011G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC045 FM282300 34010KT P6SM BKN040 FM290500 30006KT P6SM SKC
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KNHK 34nm NE | 2823/2923 34012G20KT 9999 BKN065 BKN130 BKN250 581505 552009 552904 QNH2986INS BECMG 2901/2903 32018G27KT 9999 FEW065 FEW250 561604 532009 QNH2987INS BECMG 2905/2906 30016G27KT 9999 SKC 500000 QNH2989INS BECMG 2909/2910 29011KT 9999 FEW065 QNH2992INS BECMG 2914/2916 32014G23KT 9999 SKC QNH2980INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2903 TIL 2908 TX16/2921Z TN05/2910Z FN20066
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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